The new chief financial officer at Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson is to be Pär Christiansen. He will take up his post on 1 July 2018 after moving from the fashion company Gant, where he currently occupies the CFO position. He has previously held positions at CRM service provider Transcom, the rail operator MTR and the airline SAS. At Clas Ohlson he succeeds Göran Melin, who announced his departure from the company in February.